Kennedy Space Center Credit Union steps in with loans

Furloughed clientsget interest-free aid

7:11 AM,
Mar. 4, 2013

Written by

Patrick Peterson
| FLORIDA TODAY

With the forced federal budget cuts of the so-called sequester threatening a 20 percent pay cut for some government employees, Kennedy Space Center Credit Union will offer its furloughed members an interest-free loan of two-weeks net pay.

"Free is the best you can do," Kelly Haskins, marketing director, said.

The loan might allow members to avoid high-interest payday loans that often become burdensome to struggling families. ...